Regarded by many historians as the "oldest living civilization of Earth", the Indian tradition dates back to 8000 BC, and has a continuous recorded history since the time of the Vedas, believed variously to be 3,000 to over 5,500 years ago.Several elements of India's diverse culture, such as Indian religions, yoga, and Indian cuisine, have had a profound impact across the world.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
5.Diversity in India
Regarded by many historians as the "oldest living civilization of Earth", the Indian tradition dates back to 8000 BC, and has a continuous recorded history since the time of the Vedas, believed variously to be 3,000 to over 5,500 years ago.Several elements of India's diverse culture, such as Indian religions, yoga, and Indian cuisine, have had a profound impact across the world.
Friday, April 27, 2012
4. Arranged Marriages
There are numerous articles on the web about this custom. What do you think about arranged marriages?
Thursday, April 26, 2012
3. Economics in India
The 2011 Census lists India as the second highest population in the world. While India accounts for 2.4% of the world surface, it supports and sustains a whopping 17.5% of the world population.
The Indian government officially recognizes historically discriminated lowest castes of India such as Shudras and Untouchables as Scheduled Castes. These Schedules Castes are sometimes referred to as Dalit in contemporary literature. In 2001, the proportion of Dalit population was 16.2 percent of India's total population.
Since 1950, India has enacted and implemented many laws and social initiatives to protect and improve the socio-economic conditions of its Dalit population. By 1995, of all jobs in India, 17.2 percent of the jobs were held by Dalits, greater than their proportion in Indian population. The quality of life of Dalit population in India, in 2001, in terms of metrics such as access to health care, life expectancy, education attainability, access to drinking water, housing, etc. was statistically similar to overall population of modern India.
The Indian government officially recognizes historically discriminated lowest castes of India such as Shudras and Untouchables as Scheduled Castes. These Schedules Castes are sometimes referred to as Dalit in contemporary literature. In 2001, the proportion of Dalit population was 16.2 percent of India's total population.
Since 1950, India has enacted and implemented many laws and social initiatives to protect and improve the socio-economic conditions of its Dalit population. By 1995, of all jobs in India, 17.2 percent of the jobs were held by Dalits, greater than their proportion in Indian population. The quality of life of Dalit population in India, in 2001, in terms of metrics such as access to health care, life expectancy, education attainability, access to drinking water, housing, etc. was statistically similar to overall population of modern India.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
2. Appropiate Clothing
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Meet Indrani Chatterjee!
Our dear friend and P2P Leader Indrani was born in India and her family still lives there. Molly spends some time talking with her in this first of a series of short videos about India. Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Question on Happiness
From the Daily Traveler website... http://www.cntraveler.com
San Francisco State University says that people who spend money on experiences instead of new things are happier overall. The researchers issued a questionnaire to 10,000 people, and those who spent their money doing something new— flying to Italy, eating dinner at a new restaurant, buying tickets to a play that just opened—were generally more content with life than those who blew their cash on shoes or fancy gadgets. Those so-called “experiential spenders” were also more likely to play well with others, take risks, and feel less anxious. A 2010 study at the University of Colorado had similar findings, and went so far as to say experiential spenders were seen as more charismatic and as people you'd like to spend more time with; the shopaholics came off as shallow. Now we just feel like we're bragging, so tell us: Are you happier when you spend money doing or buying something fabulous?
In India we can do both!
San Francisco State University says that people who spend money on experiences instead of new things are happier overall. The researchers issued a questionnaire to 10,000 people, and those who spent their money doing something new— flying to Italy, eating dinner at a new restaurant, buying tickets to a play that just opened—were generally more content with life than those who blew their cash on shoes or fancy gadgets. Those so-called “experiential spenders” were also more likely to play well with others, take risks, and feel less anxious. A 2010 study at the University of Colorado had similar findings, and went so far as to say experiential spenders were seen as more charismatic and as people you'd like to spend more time with; the shopaholics came off as shallow. Now we just feel like we're bragging, so tell us: Are you happier when you spend money doing or buying something fabulous?
In India we can do both!
Friday, April 6, 2012
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